You're in the Army Now
Appearance
You're in the Army Now | |
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![]() Promotional Movie Poster 1941 | |
Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
Written by | George Bentley and Paul Gerard Smith |
Produced by | Benjamin Stoloff |
Starring | Jimmy Durante Phil Silvers Jane Wyman Regis Toomey |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | Frank Magee |
Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
You're in the Army Now is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman and Regis Toomey.[1] It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. It features the longest kiss in film history to date (lasting three minutes and five seconds),[2] a record that lasted until 1988.[3] The film's copyright was renewed in 1969.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]Two vacuum cleaners are drafted into the army. Fast-talking Homer tries to convince their new colonel that the cavalry regiment needs to be mechanized and tries to arrange a deal on some tanks. Meanwhile the Colonel's daughter begins a romance with one of the captains in the unit.
Cast
[edit]Characters | Actors |
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Homer 'Jeeper' Smith | Jimmy Durante |
Breezy Jones | Phil Silvers |
Bliss Dobson | Jane Wyman |
Capt. Joe Radcliffe | Regis Toomey |
Colonel Dobson | Donald MacBride |
Sgt. Madden | Joe Sawyer |
Brig. Gen. Damon P. Winthrop | Clarence Kolb |
Gen. Philpot | Paul Harvey |
Capt. Austin | George Meeker |
Lt. Col Rogers | Paul Stanton |
Sgt. Thorpe | William Haade |
Army doctor | John Maxwell |
Della | Etta McDaniel |
See also
[edit]- 1941 in film
- You're in the Navy Now, a 1951 comedy film
References
[edit]- ^ Fetrow p.593
- ^ McWhirter, Norris; McWhirter, Ross (October 1973). Guinness Book of Records (twentieth ed.). p. 228. ISBN 0-900424-13-3.
- ^ Dirks, Tim. "Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History: The Year 1941". AMC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries 3D Series Vol 23 PTS 12-13". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1969.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1941 films
- 1940s English-language films
- Warner Bros. films
- World War II films made in wartime
- 1941 comedy films
- Military humor in film
- American comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about the United States Army
- English-language comedy films
- Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
- 1940s comedy film stubs